Belmont · Licensed center

Footsteps@nesbit Puma Cubs-Infant

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections under this license since August 2022.

Of the 92 Bay Area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 35% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this center did. 2% had rules cited at all 3, 54% at none.

Licensing inspections

Apr 10, 2025No rules cited
Mar 13, 20242 citations

  • “(A) Staff shall place infants up to 12-months of age on their backs for sleeping. (4) Infants with an Individual Infant Sleeping Plan [LIC 9227 (3/20)] that have Section C of the form completed and signed by an authorized representative shall be placed on their back when first laid down to sleep. In the event the infant changes position, the infant may remain in the alternative position. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2/2 infants under 12 months are missing the LIC 9227 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

    CCR 101430(a)(3)(A)(4)

  • “(f) At least one staff member who is trained in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation and pediatric first aid pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866 shall be present when children are at the child care center or offsite for center activities. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 6/8 staff were missing current CPR which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

    CCR 101216(f)

Aug 2, 2022No rules cited
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
April 10, 2025
On file
3 visits since August 2022 — 2 cited nothing
Most serious
No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.

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Apr 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · March 13, 2024

CCR 101430(a)(3)(A)(4) · Type B

(A) Staff shall place infants up to 12-months of age on their backs for sleeping. (4) Infants with an Individual Infant Sleeping Plan [LIC 9227 (3/20)] that have Section C of the form completed and signed by an authorized representative shall be placed on their back when first laid down to sleep. In the event the infant changes position, the infant may remain in the alternative position. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2/2 infants under 12 months are missing the LIC 9227 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101216(f) · Type B

(f) At least one staff member who is trained in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation and pediatric first aid pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866 shall be present when children are at the child care center or offsite for center activities. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 6/8 staff were missing current CPR which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Aug 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

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How they teach

Play-based

“Footsteps Child Care’s philosophy and approach is based on research and best practices, which includes play-based curriculum, child, teacher, and family-initiated experiences, continuity of care and consistency in routines.”

What it costs

Application fee
$75
Deposit
$500, refundable
Siblings
5% sibling discount per child for families enrolling 2+ children (minimum 3 days/week to qualify); tuition only

A day here

Hours
7:30 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week, year round
Meals
Infants: food provided by family for all meals (bottles/formula/purees labeled with child's name, contents, and date)
Sleep
Infants have their own crib in a separate sleep area and sleep as needed; per licensing, no loose articles/soft objects, no restrictive sleep sacks, nothing attached to a pacifier, no swaddling, and rolling from back to tummy is noted on the sleeping plan
Diapers
Provided by the program (diapers, pull-ups, wipes) unless a family supplies a specific type, e.g. cloth diapers
Updates for parents
Procare Connect app (plus email, text, and phone)
Closed
Closed the week between Christmas and New Year, all federal holidays, and part of winter break

Policies

When a child is sick
Fever-free 24 hours (without fever-reducing medication) required before return; fever is defined as 100.4°F/38°C or higher

Details

(650) 592-0522

Website
footstepschildcare.org
Address
500 Biddulph Way
License
414001948, active
Ages they serve
6 weeks - 24 months
Established
1994

The state licenses this address more than once, to the same licensee.

The day-care-center license is published separately, with its own license and its own inspection record:

Footsteps@nesbit Puma Cubs(preschool)

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State record

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

A day here

Policies

Details

Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.